Sony annonce pour le 12 mai 2015, le film Still Alice en édition DVD et Blu-ray de Wash Westmoreland et Richard Glatzer avec Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish, Alec Baldwin, Victoria Cartagena et Erin Darke.
Des pistes sonores anglaise et française seront disponibles.
Un jour, Alice Howland, une femme mariée, mère de trois enfants et linguiste émérite, commence à oublier des mots. Lorsqu'elle reçoit un terrible diagnostic d'Alzheimer, les liens qui unissent Alice à sa famille sont ébranlés. Elle s'efforcera de rester connectée avec celle qu'elle a jadis été et avec les gens qu'elle aime.
Voici le communiqué (en anglais) :
TORONTO, ON. (APR. 28, 2015) – In her Academy Award® winning role, Julianne Moore stars in Sony Pictures Classics’ gripping and emotional STILL ALICE,available on Digital HD April 28 and debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD May 12 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Canada. When linguistics professor Dr. Alice Howland (Moore) is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, she struggles to stay connected to the world around her and who she once was. STILL ALICE depicts the progression of the disease, its familial impact, and the aching resilience brought forth. Moore’s performance was the most awarded of the season, earning her the Best Actress Oscar®, as well as Best Actress awards from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association, among others.
From independent filmmaking team Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland (Quinceañera), STILL ALICE also stars Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin (Best Supporting Actor, The Cooler, 2003) as Alice’s husband, along with Kristen Stewart (Twilight franchise), Kate Bosworth (Homefront) and Hunter Parrish (“The Good Wife”) as their children.
STILL ALICE bonus features include deleted scenes and three in-depth featurettes. The first, “Directing Alice,” is a look at Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland’s unique journey to create STILL ALICE. This piece includes inspiring footage of the adapted directorial techniques used by Glatzer and Westmoreland, as Glatzer’s battle with ALS progressed while filming. The second featurette, “Finding Alice,” explores the research and time dedicated by the filmmakers and cast to create an accurate portrayal of the disease. This featurette also introduces Sandy Oltz, a woman living with early-onset Alzheimer’s, who served as a consultant and advisor to Julianne Moore. In the third featurette, composer Ilan Eshkeri discusses how Alzheimer’s has affected his life, why he was drawn to this project and the role music plays in the film.
Synopsis:
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Based on the novel of the same name by Lis Genova, STILL ALICE was directed and written by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland. The film was executive produced by Maria Shriver, Marie Savare, Christine Vachon, Emilie Georges, Nicholas Shumaker, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler. Lex Lutzus, James Brown, Pamela Koffler served as producers, and Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns served as co-producer.
Blu-ray & DVD Bonus Features:
§Three Deleted Scenes
§Three All-New Featurettes
o“Directing Alice” – A look at Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland’s unique and inspiring journey to create STILL ALICE.
o“Finding Alice” – The cast, filmmakers & Alzheimer’s experts discuss what went into creating an accurate depiction of Alice Howland’s disease. Featuring executive producer and longtime Alzheimer’s advocate Maria Shriver, who this year launched Maria Shriver's Wipe Out Alzheimer's (TM) Challenge in partnership with A Woman's Nation and the Alzheimer's Association.
o“Interview with Composer Ilan Eshkeri” – The composer shares insight into the creation of the soundtrack.
STILL ALICE has a run time of approximately 101 minutes. It is rated PG.
